Clearly, they don't when it comes to those living in North America. But what about those who live elsewhere, like Africa for instance?
Well, below is the complete and unedited text of a press release I received the other day. Which demands that the US end it's support of democratically elected Malian government and laments bitterly that the Gaddafi regime was overthrown.
The release blames the US for everything bad happening in Africa, and gives aid and comfort to those islamists who hate women and are fighting to establish an Al Qaeda state(notice how the Greens accuse Obama of supporting Al Qaeda) there.
I highlighted a number of passeges I found disturbing.
GREEN PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES
http://www.gp.org
For Immediate Release:
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Contacts:
Scott McLarty, Media Coordinator, 202-904-7614, mclarty@greens.org
Starlene Rankin, Media Coordinator, 916-995-3805, starlene@gp.org
Green Party of the US opposes military intervention in Mali, urges
withdrawal of AFRICOM
• The Mali rebellion is blowback from the U.S./NATO ouster of Gaddafi
from Libya; efforts to gain control of African resources (oil,
uranium, etc.) and competition with China are driving miltiary
policies disguised as 'War on Terrorism', say Greens
• Green Party Speakers Bureau: Greens available to speak on foreign
policy: http://www.gp.org/...
WASHINGTON, DC -- The Obama Administration is pursuing policies in
Africa that threaten regional stability and innocent populations,
including military intervention in Mali and establishment of the
United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), said Green Party leaders.
"AFRICOM represents a continuing escalation of U.S. military presence
in Africa, imposing economic dependence, political domination, and
control over the continent's mineral and other resources. The
U.S./NATO attack on Libya opened the door to further U.S. military
actions in Africa. The African Union, which has 17,000 African troops
in Somalia, is working for the U.S., under CIA direction. Meanwhile,
the war in Congo continues, in which military forces on the Pentagon
payroll have perpetrated the worst slaughter since World War II, while
the U.S. has blocked efforts to hold the Rwandan government
accountable for war crimes in the conflict," said Thomas Muhammad,
co-chair of the Green Party Black Caucus
(http://www.gp.org/...) and chair of National
United Black Front (http://www.nbufdallas.net) Dallas Chapter. (See
"US Drones over the D.R.C.?" Ann Garrison interviews Maurice Carney,
Executive Director of Friends of the Congo, KPFA, January 13, 2013,
http://www.anngarrison.com/...)
Under current plans, troops from the 1st Infantry Division will be
sent to Africa to contain al-Qaeda in Mali, but also to conduct
training programs, exercises, and operations in 35 countries and set
the stage for future military intervention. The troops will have the
capability to deploy drones in Africa, if given permission.
"The Obama Administration is using the situation in Mali as an
opportunity to bring Africa under the U.S. sphere of influence -- to
block Chinese influence and win control over precious resources, which
include oil, petroleum, diamonds, copper, gold, iron, cobalt, uranium,
bauxite, silver, certain kinds of wood, and fruit. U.S. operations are
justified by the White House as an extension of the War on Terror and
fight against al-Qaeda. Unfortunately, the terror is suffered by
Africans who face internal conflicts that are aggravated by U.S.
meddling, funding for extremists and oppressive and corrupt regimes,
and in some cases air assaults on their homes," said Romi Elnagar, a
member of the Green Party's International Committee
(http://www.gp.org/...).
Greens noted that the U.S./NATO assault on Libya and aid for Libyan
rebels empowered radical Islamic movements to threaten neighboring
countries. These include the Wahabi rebels in Mali, which are
supported by the corrupt Wahabist royal family of Saudi Arabia, which
is allied with the U.S. Some of the north African rebel movements have
thus received aid that can be traced to countries outside Africa,
including the U.S.
Moderate Islamist Tuaregs, many of whom suffered reprisals because of the Libyan war and have legitimate demands for human rights and
self-determination, have been caught in the middle in Mali, between
extremists who have joined the rebellion and the Malian government
aided by Western powers trying to quash their bid for independence.
France has its own neo-colonial interests in the region, especially
access to uranium in Tuareg areas for French nuclear reactors.
The Obama Administration is thus playing a dangerous and reckless game
with the lives of innocent Africans, with blowback that may threaten
U.S. security. (See "Mali, Wahabis and Saudis; Following the Money
Trail" by Thomas C. Mountain, Black Agenda Report, January 8, 2013,
http://blackagendareport.com/...).
The Green Party of the United States opposed President Obama's
military campaign in Libya, opposes intervention in Mali, and
continues to promote constructive and humane engagement with African
nations instead of imperial policies like AFRICOM, which was
authorized by President Bush in 2007.
"The resistance to al-Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb -- which gained more
beachheads in Africa as a result of the U.S.-led ouster of Gaddafi --
must take place in Africa, led by Africans, without U.S. interference,
which will only cause greater damage," said Greg Gerritt,
International Committee member and liaison to the African Greens Forum
(http://www.africangreens.org).
"Instead of exercising military might, the U.S. should work with
African leaders to promote self-determination and independence and
reverse the devastating effects of the West's racist colonial legacy
in Africa. A Green foreign policy regarding Africa would include
closing of military bases, increased humanitarian assistance for
developing countries, especially aid for the fights against AIDS and
other diseases, trade pacts that encourage workers rights, food and
agricultural security, a clean environment, and greenhouse gas
emissions reductions that are parallel with reductions in the U.S.,
since many of the worst effects of climate changes will be felt in
Africa," added Mr. Gerritt.
See also:
"Mali Invasion Shows That 'Adieu' Does Not Always Mean 'We’re Gone'"
by Mark P. Fancher, Black Agenda Report, January 22, 2013
http://blackagendareport.com/...
"The Master as “Guest”: The U.S. Military Swarms Over Africa" by Glen
Ford, Black Agenda Report, January 8, 2013
http://blackagendareport.com/...
"Susan Rice’s defense of Kagame in Congo puts Obama State Department
on the defensive" by Ann Garrison, San Francisco Bay View, December
19, 2012
http://sfbayview.com/...
"The Geopolitical Reordering of Africa: US Covert Support to Al Qaeda
in Northern Mali, France 'Comes to the Rescue': NATO funding, arming,
while simultaneously fighting Al Qaeda from Mali to Syria" by Tony
Cartalucci, Global Research, January 15, 2013
http://www.globalresearch.ca/...
"Pentagon planning for multinational military operation in Mali", The
Washington Post, December 5, 2013
http://tinyurl.com/...
"U.S. weighs military support for France’s campaign against Mali
militants", The Washington Post, December 15, 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/...
"Admin Aids French Bombing of Mali After U.S.-Trained Forces Join
Rebels in Uranium-Rich Region" (transcript), Democracy Now!, January
15, 2013 http://www.democracynow.org/...
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